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Double Standards In Spring Trap Welfare: Ending Inequality For Rats (Rodentia: Muridae), Mice (Rodentia: Muridae) And Moles (Insectivora: Talpidae) In The United Kingdom
Spring traps require welfare approval in the UK, but break-back traps, for rats and mice, and mole traps are exempt. Mechanical tests on a wide range of these unregulated traps showed that impact momentum varied 6-8-fold, and clamping force varied 4-5.5-fold, among traps for use with each of rats, m...